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“I’ve seen bits of it,” Donald, 79, told reporters about his wife’s upcoming Amazon MGM Studios documentary titled melania aboard Air Force One on Sunday, January 12. “It’s amazing.”
The president added that he is not surprised that the film has gained significant attention ahead of its release in theaters on Friday, January 30.
“I think it’s going to be a big… you know, she did a book and the book was a huge bestseller,” he continued. “And this is a movie and it seems to capture a lot of people’s attention.”
Amazon’s MGM Studios documentary on Melania Trump hits theaters. Amazon MGM Studios revealed that the film, simply titled Melania, will be released exclusively in theaters in the US and select overseas territories on January 30, 2026. It is unknown when the film will arrive on Prime Video, where it will stream exclusively. (…)
melania follows the current first lady nearly a month before Donald’s second presidential inauguration.
“The story is set in motion during the 20 days of my life leading up to the US presidential inauguration,” Melania, 55, said in a statement about the document. “For the first time ever, global audiences are invited to theaters to witness this pivotal chapter unfold: a private, unfiltered look as I navigate family, business and philanthropy on my extraordinary journey to become First Lady of the United States of America.”
variety reported in October 2025 that Amazon reportedly paid $40 million for the rights to the document, directed by Brett Ratner. The project is Ratner’s first film since walking away from Hollywood after being accused of sexual misconduct in 2017. (Ratner has repeatedly denied the allegations).
Last week, Fox News reported it melania would be released at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Thursday, January 29, with the President and First Lady in attendance. There are also premiere events scheduled in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Orange County, California.
The decision to premiere in DC came shortly after naming the venue that honored the president John F. Kennedy was changed to include Donald’s full name.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighed in on President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Kennedy Center to add his own name to the memorial building. In a new interview published Thursday, Jan. 8, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Nancy Cordes asked RFK Jr., 71, if he understood why his family members were “very” (…)
“I have just been informed that the highly respected Kennedy Center Board, some of the most successful people in any part of the world, have just voted unanimously to change the name of the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, because of the incredible work that President Trump has done over the past year to save the building,” the White House press secretary said. Caroline Leavitt wrote via X in December 2025. “Not only from a rebuilding standpoint, but also financially and reputationally. Congratulations to President Donald J. Trump, and likewise, congratulations to President Kennedy, because this is going to be a truly great team in the future! The building will undoubtedly reach new levels of success and greatness.”
Various members of the Kennedy family criticized the name change.
“It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president would attempt to change the name of this great monument dedicated to President Kennedy,” JFK’s niece said. Mary Shriver she wrote via Instagram on December 18, 2025. “It’s beyond wild that she thinks adding her name in front of President Kennedy’s is acceptable. It’s not.”
melania will be released exclusively in theaters worldwide on Friday, January 30.